Passing Huge Debt to Our Kids for Mismanaged Water Projects
Mr. Robert Cerruti's July 3 letter to the editor criticized the Santa Clara Valley Water District in handling the debt payoff for the San Luis Reservoir project. It brought water to Santa Clara County in 1987 and supplies the three Llagas sub-basin percolation ponds in Morgan Hill. Cerruti wrote the project was built at a cost of $247.8 million and we now owe an additional $80 million on top of the original capital cost. He spoke about money the water district set aside for repayment and wanted to know where the money went. Specifically, he argued that annual payments should have been made starting in 1987 to pay down the capital cost and the interest.
More Needed Than Bus Service Changes
Recent bus service changes have been painful for some, but they
Nothing Seems to Stop Chronic But Amusing Snoring Problem
Several months ago, my snoring article, "Only Nose Knows What Six Doctors Don't," presented my many attempts to reduce my snoring. Now, there is more to report.
Challenging the No Good, Un-American Status Quo
"Status quo, you know, is Latin for 'the mess we're in.' "
Underage Drinking Fight Starts at Home
Keeping teens from drinking is done in the home, one teen at a
